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Question 1148389: a road between two villages A and B is 1.2km.it is represented by 3 cm on the map.calculate the scale of the map in the form 1:n
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a road between two villages A and B is 1.2km.it is represented by 3 cm on the map. calculate the scale of the map in the form 1:n
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1.2 km = 1.2 km*1000 m/km*100 cm/m = 120,000 cm
3:120000 = 1:40,000